Examination Details

A competitive examination for recruitment to the Indian
Forest Service will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing on
the 09th July, 2011 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests.

AGARTALA

GANGTOK

PANAJI (GOA)

AHMEDABAD

HYDERABAD

PATNA

AIZAWL

IMPHAL

PORT BLAIR

ALLAHABAD

ITANAGAR

RAIPUR

BENGALOOROO

JAIPUR

RANCHI

BAREILLY

JAMMU

SAMBALPUR

BHOPAL

JORHAT

SHILLONG

CHANDIGARH

KOCHI

SHIMLA

CHENNAI

KOHIMA

SRINAGAR

CUTTACK

KOLKATA

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

DEHRADUN

LUCKNOW

TIRUPATI

DELHI

MADURAI

UDAIPUR

DHARWAD

MUMBAI

VISHAKHAPATNAM

DISPUR

NAGPUR

The centres and the date of holding the
examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the
commission. While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the
centre of their choice for examination, the commission may, at their discretion,
allot a different centre to a candidate when circumstances so warrant.
Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and
place or places of examination.

The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be
granted. However, when a candidate desires a change in centre from the one
he/she had indicated in his/her Application form for the Examination, he/she
must send a letter addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission
giving full justification as to why he/she desires a change in centre. Such
requests will be considered on merits but requests received in the Commissionís
Office after 11th April, 2011
will not be entertained under any circumstances nor will such communications be
replied to.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is
expected to be approximately 85.
The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be made for candidates belongings to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in respect of vacancies as may be
fixed by the Government. However, no reserved post for physically disabled
categories has been identified by the M/o Environment & Forest.